Act Quotes

In the perception of a tree we can distinguish the act of experiencing, or perceiving, from the thing experienced, or perceived.

And lot of Asian audiences and reporters don't like me to act as a bad guy. But I think I want to become an actor, I want to try different way.

Onstage, there's no hiding; you either can or can't act. There's no second take.

Sharing food with another human being is an intimate act that should not be indulged in lightly.

Decisive action has been taken on the home front with passage of the USA Patriot Act, which has strengthened the hand of law enforcement agencies to stop terrorists before they can act.

The law of harvest is to reap more than you sow. Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny.

I think sexy is vulnerability, and there's no way you can act vulnerable. It just has to be there.

I used to be a real prince charming if I went on a date with a girl. But then I'd get to where I was likely to have a stroke from the stress of keeping up my act. I've since learned the key to a good date is to pay attention on her.

It may be added, to prevent misunderstanding, that when I speak of contemplated objects in this last phrase as objects of contemplation, the act of contemplation itself is of course an enjoyment.

I loved living and breathing theatre so much that I decided I had to find a way to bring my desire to act and my ability to support myself together. I'd run through the possibilities in Washington, so that meant moving to New York.

A man must dream a long time in order to act with grandeur, and dreaming is nursed in darkness.

Every good act is charity. A man's true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows.

Circumstances cause us to act the way we do. We should always bear this in mind before judging the actions of others. I realized this from the start during World War II.

Better remain silent, better not even think, if you are not prepared to act.

We can allow satellites, planets, suns, universe, nay whole systems of universes, to be governed by laws, but the smallest insect, we wish to be created at once by special act.

The possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react.

Well, I think breathing life into the Endangered Species Act, taking those wolves back into Yellowstone, restoring the salmon in the rivers of the Pacific Northwest.

I always believe that to be the best, you have to smell like the best, dress like the best, act like the best. When you throw your trash in the garbage can, it has to be better than anybody else who ever threw trash in the garbage can.

I know I can act. There aren't too many other jobs I know how to do.

It is in the very nature of things human that every act that has once made its appearance and has been recorded in the history of mankind stays with mankind as a potentiality long after its actuality has become a thing of the past.

Making choices that improve things for all of us on the planet is an act of compassion, a simple act we can do any time we go shopping.

My Vegas act is how I make my money.

That professionalism comes from what I've watched people do on the set. I'm just trying to be as respectful to the environment, as they have been. I think I still act like a kid. I just try to be as professional as I can.

It's kind of bittersweet. The human spirit is not measured by the size of the act, but by the size of the heart.

If we don't act now to safeguard our privacy, we could all become victims of identity theft.

The art of acting is not to act. Once you show them more, what you show them, in fact is bad acting.

There is a need for Social Security reform to ensure its stability, and Congress must act.

We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.

So we still need a permanent fix. The president would sign the Dream Act tomorrow, the next day, the day after that. That's ultimately the only way to fix this, is for congressional action.

My limits are limitless. I find my limits every time I act.